Teenager dies after bus station stabbing

A execution probe has been launched aft a 17-year-old was fatally stabbed adjacent a autobus station.

Police said Thomas Taylor was walking on Greenhill Street, adjacent to Bedford Bus Station, erstwhile helium was attacked by a radical of males astatine 17:50 GMT connected Wednesday.

The Bedford Academy pupil was taken to infirmary with superior injuries, but aboriginal died.

Det Ch Insp Katie Dounias, from Bedfordshire Police's large transgression unit, said: "This is an perfectly shocking incidental successful which a teenage lad has been stabbed to decease successful a engaged municipality centre."

She added: "We person a dedicated squad of detectives moving connected this probe and supporting Thomas's household astatine this incredibly hard clip for them."

She asked for anyone with accusation to get successful interaction with the police.

"We're alert that determination are images and videos circulating connected societal media, delight refrain from sharing immoderate specified clips and alternatively interaction police," she added.

Bedford Academy's caput teacher, Chris Deller, said: "We are profoundly upset and shocked to perceive the bittersweet quality that a Bedford Academy pupil has mislaid their life.

"Thomas was a popular, good liked, and respected lad who finished Year 11 with a beardown acceptable of results, earlier going connected to survey astatine sixth form.

"Our absorption present is connected supporting the household done specified a hard period, whilst helping our students and wider assemblage to travel to presumption with specified a tragic loss."

Bedfordshire Police said respective areas of the municipality centre were presently cordoned off.

The unit said it was looking for the suspects, who were achromatic and were wearing acheronian clothing.

It is thought they made disconnected towards Hassett Street and Greyfriars car park.

Supt Hob Hoque said: "We admit this incidental volition beryllium concerning for Bedford residents and we volition person a disposable beingness successful the municipality with further patrols done the coming days.

"Knife transgression has nary spot successful our communities, and we would similar to reassure the nationalist that we are moving hard to found the circumstances surrounding this appalling unit and locating those responsible."